PlanetCatfish.com - Pareiodon microps (Trichomycteridae) Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Pareiodon microps** Kner, 1855
Common Name
Type Locality	Borba, Rio Madeira, Brazil.
Synonym(s)	Trichomycterus pusillus
Etymology	Pareiodon: From the Greek, pareion, meaning cheek and odontos, meaning teeth, in reference to the small opercular and interopercular spines.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Amazon River basin. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 17, pp 160 [71], Fig. 2
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:31 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 16:12)